Came a Hot Friday
Oct 04, 1985 | IMDB 6.5
101 min Watch NowDrama, Comedy
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
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IMDB 6.6 | Feb , 1981
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 2014
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IMDB 5.2 | Aug , 1999
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IMDB 6.6 | May , 1999
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IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 2001
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IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2014
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IMDB 5.8 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 4.8 | Dec , 2019
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IMDB 5.3 | Aug , 2007
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IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 1986
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